US Continues its sabre-rattling against Iran, sends fourth aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf

[Craig_Langford]

http://rt.com/usa/news/war-sub-drone-iran-066/

The US Navy has unexpectedly dispatched a fourth aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf, along with a fleet of underwater drones in what is being considered just the latest move in a series of escalations leading towards a potential war with Iran.

The deployment of dozens of small, unmanned submarine-like watercraft was confirmed by the Los Angeles Times this week, which cites military officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

This particular type of craft, unmanned SeaFox submersible, are reported to be sent to the Gulf so that the US military can detect and destroy any mines that may be planted in the waterway by Iranian officials if they escalate efforts to block the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically important narrow stretch of water that exists as an immensely important conduit for any resources being moved in or out of the Middle East.

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1. Sabre-rattling?

The narrow Strait is the poster child of why everyone should be moving towards alternative energies at an accelerated pace. Until then, the Strait MUST be kept open. With Iran suffering painful sanctions, causing their inflation to go through the roof, it wouldn't take much for them to start heavily mining this passage as a way to get back at the nations who imposed those sanctions.